Which fact best reflects how the colonist's experience under british rule impacted government in america following the revolution? a) the number of representatives in congress is based on a state's population, while each state has two senators. b) the northwest ordinance provided for new territories to be granted statehood when they reached a population of 60,000 citizens. c) the articles of confederation allowed for the sovereignty of the states and prevented the establishment of a strong central government. d) southerners feared that giving congress the power to regulate trade would threaten the slave trade and the economy of the southern states.